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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be representing Nigeria at a number of events tomorrow and on Monday, during the State funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom. Prof. Osinbajo departs Abuja today and will join members of the Royal Family, world leaders – including members of the Commonwealth, Heads of State, Governors-General, Prime Ministers, and foreign royal families – at the ceremonies, including the funeral service scheduled to hold at Westminster Abbey on Monday. Ahead of the service, the Vice President will be among guests and dignitaries to be received by King Charles lll and…

A bricklayer, Adamo Aliyu, recently arrested alongside four others for robbery and murder said he has lost count of the number of people he killed. Aliyu, who lives in Ikire, Osun State, his friend, Yusuf Idris and three others paraded by the state police command in Osogbo allegedly conspired with others and killed a petrol station manager, Fatai Adigun at Aku Area of Ikire. The 24-year-old, who confessed to killing the petrol station manager, said he was contracted by Idris’ father to kill the man, adding that the person who hired them paid N250, 000. The artisan, who said he…

US President Joe Biden has warned Russia not to use chemical or tactical nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine. Speaking during an interview with CBS News, Mr Biden said such action would “change the face of war unlike anything since World War Two”. He would not say what response the US would make to the use of such weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin put the country’s nuclear forces on “special” alert following its invasion of Ukraine in February. He told defence chiefs it was because of “aggressive statements” by the West. Nuclear weapons have existed for almost 80 years…

The British High Commission offices in Abuja, Lagos and across Nigeria will be closed on Monday, September 19, as the United Kingdom buries its late Queen Elizabeth II in London. This is contained in a statement posted to the official Twitter page of the United Kingdom in Nigeria on Friday. The tweet, however, stated that the UK Visa Application Centres in Abuja and Lagos will not be affected by the closure. VIDEO: Guard collapses while Queen Elizabeth II lies in state The statement read, “Our British High Commission offices in Abuja, Lagos and across the country will be closed…

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), yesterday, said it will from next Thursday, shut down both Ladipo and Oyingbo markets till further notice, for reckless dumping of waste, refusal to pay for waste services, and general poor waste management situation at the markets. LAWMA’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who disclosed this in a statement noted that the unwholesome environmental practices by traders in those markets, despite repeated warnings, called for necessary and immediate sanctions. He said: “Our attention has been drawn to the deplorable state of the environment around Ladipo Market, Mushin and Oyingbo Markets, resulting…

The National Security Council, on Thursday, declared the National Task Force on the Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical and Pipeline Vandalism illegal. The council, therefore, ordered the body to disband itself or force the wrath of the federal government. It also passed a vote of confidence on security agencies for their efforts to quell the violence and attacks recorded nationwide. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after Thursday’s National Security Council meeting presided over by the President, Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The upper legislative chamber had…

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two owners of yahoo schools and seven other suspected internet fraudsters in Benin, Edo State capital. EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement yesterday, said the two suspects run an Internet Fraud Coaching Centre (a.k.a HK) in Benin City, Edo State. He said: “The yahoo school owners, Osagie Ogiemwonyi and Onukwugho Favour and seven of their “students” were arrested at their centres, following actionable intelligence worked upon by the Commission. “The seven others are: Destiny Ohikwugbe, Chata Okoro, Ighodaro Omede, Ehigie Idemudia, Lawrence Daniel,…

The Inappropriate Campaign Spendings Public Looting Transparency Becomes Difficult Recently, the Liberian Senate passed the controversial pension and retirement bill for the legislature. Amid public outcry and condemnation that greeted the passage of the controversial pension and retirement bill, our Senators on September 8, 2022, made a dramatic U-turn to recall the instrument from the House of Representatives where it was sent for their concurrence as per legislative proceedings to reopen a new debate taking into account the existing pension and retirement scheme in force and the prevailing economic reality in the country. The bill titled “An Act Adopting…

R&B singer R. Kelly was found guilty on Wednesday on multiple charges of child pornography and luring underage girls to have sex with him but not guilty of obstructing a 2008 state case that ended with his acquittal. In his latest trial, Kelly – whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly – was found guilty by a jury on six out of 13 counts, prosecutors said. He was found guilty of three child pornography counts and three counts of enticing minors for sex, but acquitted of seven other charges that included obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to receive child pornography.…

At least two Nigerians have been reportedly killed and 12 others rescued while aboard the Ophelia Panana ship off the shores of Gbanken Beach in Grand Kru Town. The beach is about five kilometers from Grand Cess City. Those killed on the ship were identified as Frank and Osas Velurobo. According to a report, the ship which was heading to Japan with some Nigerian “Stowaways” were spotted close to some coastal towns in the county. The crew members on the ship, believed to be Chinese nationals, reportedly killed the two men and dumped their bodies in the ocean, while…